Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus vittatus (a catfish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Trichomycterus vittatus (a catfish, no common name) - Uncertain Risk
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Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Trichomycterus vittatus is a small catfish native to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Little scientific information about this species is currently available. More research on the biology, ecology, and distribution of T. vittatus is needed to better understand the species and inform potential impacts. This species has not been introduced outside its native range, so history of invasiveness is uncertain. T. vittatus has a low climate match within the contiguous United States. Certainty of assessment is low because more information is needed to adequately assess the risk this species poses. Overall risk of Trichomycterus vittatus is uncertain.

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